"More women die from lung cancer than breast cancer, and one in eight cases of lung cancer are among people who have never smoked," says John Leech MP. "During this Lung Cancer Awareness Month we want to help put the disease in the political spotlight."
Currently, you are four times more likely to survive lung cancer in some parts of the country than others.
According to the UKLCC, thousands of lives can be saved over the next ten years by doubling current survival rates. Currently, just a quarter of people with lung cancer in England (25%) will live for a year and less than one in ten (7% in England) will still be alive five years after diagnosis.
"We know if we apply the best standards of care already being demonstrated in some parts of the country, and if we diagnose people early, we can double one year and five year lung cancer survival rates by 2016," says Dr Mick Peake, chair of the UKLCC and national clinical lead for lung cancer. "Thousands of lives could be saved as a result."
